FAQs about Inventions & Patents
Question: How do I get help marketing my invention?
Answer - In nearly all states there are state planning and development agencies or departments of commerce and industry to assist inventors.
Question: Who negotiates licenses for PHS inventions?
Answer - OTT negotiates licenses for NIH and FDA inventions. This includes CRADA-subject inventions and licenses for technology developed by NIH or FDA intramural scientists.
Question: What is a license?
Answer - A license is a legal agreement, subject to Federal, state, and local regulatory authorities, by which a patent owner promises not to take action to exclude the licensed party from making, using, or selling a potential invention.
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